Gainsborough: More fracking sites possible

Prime Minister David Cameron looks on during a guided tour of the IGas shale drilling plant oil depot near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday January 13, 2014. French oil giant Total announced that it will become the first major oil company to explore for shale gas in Britain, confirming a report in The Financial Times. The Financial Times had reported that Total would announce the deal in which Singapore-based Dart Energy and UK-listed Igas and Edgdon resources are also partners in the project. See PA story POLITICS Fracking. Photo credit should read: Lindsey Parnaby/PA Wire

Published:16:13Tuesday 15 July 2014

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IGas Energy Plc, the UK’s leading onshore oil and gas exploration, are looking for more areas in and around Gainsborough for fracking.

IGas has taken initial steps to find out if it is worth applying for permission to undertake test drilling in the area.

The drilling would be to take rock samples to find out more about the amount of gas which might be underground.

IGas have been drilling for gas and oil in Gainsborough and Beckingham for more than 30 years and already have more than 40 operational wells.

IGas are holding a public consultation tomorrow (Wednesday 16th July) at The Mayflower Bar and Eatery in High Street, Austerfield, Doncaster between 3pm and 8pm to allow residents to learn more about how onshore drilling works.